}
 }
 
+static int __ethtool_set_flags(struct net_device *dev, u32 data)
+{
+       u32 changed;
+
+       if (data & ~flags_dup_features)
+               return -EINVAL;
+
+       /* legacy set_flags() op */
+       if (dev->ethtool_ops->set_flags) {
+               if (unlikely(dev->hw_features & flags_dup_features))
+                       netdev_warn(dev,
+                               "driver BUG: mixed hw_features and set_flags()\n");
+               return dev->ethtool_ops->set_flags(dev, data);
+       }
+
+       /* allow changing only bits set in hw_features */
+       changed = (data ^ dev->wanted_features) & flags_dup_features;
+       if (changed & ~dev->hw_features)
+               return (changed & dev->hw_features) ? -EINVAL : -EOPNOTSUPP;
+
+       dev->wanted_features =
+               (dev->wanted_features & ~changed) | data;
+
+       netdev_update_features(dev);
+
+       return 0;
+}
+
 static int ethtool_get_settings(struct net_device *dev, void __user *useraddr)
 {
        struct ethtool_cmd cmd = { .cmd = ETHTOOL_GSET };
                                        ethtool_op_get_flags));
                break;
        case ETHTOOL_SFLAGS:
-               rc = ethtool_set_value(dev, useraddr,
-                                      dev->ethtool_ops->set_flags);
+               rc = ethtool_set_value(dev, useraddr, __ethtool_set_flags);
                break;
        case ETHTOOL_GPFLAGS:
                rc = ethtool_get_value(dev, useraddr, ethcmd,